Department of Adult Health Nursing, University of Debremarkos, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of House Hold Water Treatment and Associated Factors in Rural Kebeles of Degadamot Woreda, North-West Ethiopia, 2020
Author(s): Dejene Tsegaye*, Yizengaw Aniley, Belete Negese and Zemen Mengesha
Background: Household water treatment and safe storage interventions are proven to improve water quality and
reduce diarrheal disease incidence in developing countries. Almost 90% of the rural population of Ethiopia did not
practice any alternative water treatment methods which would pose them to high public health risks. The aim of this
study was therefore to identify factors of house hold water treatment practice and knowledge in rural kebeles of
Degadamot woreda, North West Ethiopia, 2020.
Methods: A Community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in Degadamot woreda, North West
Ethiopia, 2020. A Multistage sampling technique was carried out to select 845 sample households. Data were entered
into the Epi-Data version 4.1 and analyzed using SPSS Version 20. Binary Logistic regression analysis was conducted
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